Local History Museum Peukkelya

Poukkolya local history museum, located 35 kilometers from the Finnish city of Rovaniemi, Lapland central province, on the banks of the river Kemijoki, opened its doors to visitors in 1959. The name of the museum received from the name of the late XIX century manor., Which is situated. In 1957, the government bought the estate and built in - house, barns and two sheds at the former owner and organized museum. The museum has reproduced the conditions of life of the population of the north of Finland XIX-XX centuries. On display are exhibits in the main building, which characterize the main traditional Lappish crafts: fishing, farming, herding, hunting.